How much should you really be dancing?

People often ask me how much I dance. I take a heavy breathe and try to explain…

Dancers that take ballet classes, should ensure at least two hours of ballet a week. Whether that be a graded class, a general ballet class or a P.B.T/ ballet conditioning class it’s up to you how your school allocates this time.

But let’s be clear… How much should you really be dancing in general?

Here’s my view:

(As I have already said…) Dancers that take ballet classes, should ensure at least two hours of ballet a week. Whether that be a graded class, a general ballet class or a PBT/ ballet conditioning class it’s up to you how your school allocates this time. Students over the age of 13 should probably be aiming on at least 3-4 hours of ballet per week.

Dancers that participate in Jazz/Modern classes, should take part in at least one hour and thirty minutes of class. I would recommend, an hour of modern/ jazz class and modern incorporated in comp work for dancers age 10 and under. And then once  students turn 11 they can start intermediate foundation ISTD modern which I really do recommend because it involves different styles in the grade, which is very beneficial for a young dancer.               As a side note dancers (aged 10) can also start ISTD jazz grades their very short grades that really prepare students for the modern grades.                                              For older students, I would hope that stretching and conditioning would be in a separate class as really modern classes should be about strengthening turns and pure technique.

Stretching and conditioning for children over 10 should be a familiar subject. For older students this really should be a separate class besides modern.  Flexibility and strength is really key to improving technique and enabling repertoire.

What do you think?

Comment down below with your opinion…

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